MSI Z97-G43 GAMING - Handling Degraded RAID Arrays

Appendix B
B-10Intel RAID
Degraded RAID Array
A RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 volume is reported as degraded when one of its hard
drive members fails or is temporarily disconnected, and data mirroring is lost. As a
result, the system can only utilize the remaining functional hard drive member. To
re-establish data mirroring and restore data redundancy, refer to the procedure below
that corresponds to the current situation.
Missing Hard Drive Member
Make sure the system is powered o󰘯.
Reconnect the hard drive.
Reboot the system to Windows; the rebuild will occur automatically.
Failed Hard Drive Member
Make sure the system is powered o󰘯.
Replace the failed hard drive with a new one that is of equal or greater capacity.
Reboot the system to Intel RAID Option ROM by press <Ctrl> and <I> keys
simultaneously during the Power-On Self Test (POST).
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Select the port of the destination disk for rebuilding, and then press ENTER.4.
RAID Volumes
ID Name Level Strip Size Status Bootable
0 Volume0 RAID 1(Mirror) N/A XXX.XGB Degraded Yes
Physical Disks:
Port Device Model Serial # Size Type/Status(Vol ID)
1 XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX.XGB
Member Disk (0)
2 XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX.XGB
Member Disk (0)
Press <CTRL-I> to enter Con󰘰guration Utility..
DISK / VOLUME INFORMATION
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4. Recovery Volume Options
4. Recovery Volume Options
5. Exit
RAID Volumes :
None de󰘰ned.
Physical Devices :
Port Device Model Serial # Size Type/Status (Vol ID)
1 XXXX-XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX.XGB Non-RAID Disk
2 XXXX-XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX.XGB Non-RAID Disk
[ ↑↓] - Select [ESC] - Exit [ENTER] - Select Menu
1. Create RAID Volume
2. Delete RAID Volume
“Degraded” volume and disk available for rebuilding detected. Selecting
a disk initiates a rebuild. Rebuild completes in the operating system.
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DEGRADED VOLUME DETECTED
Select the port of the destination disk for rebuilding (ESC to exit):
[ ↑↓] - Previous/ Next [ENTER] - Select [ESC] - Exit
Port Drive Model Serial # Size
1 XXXX-XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX.XGB
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